Since a child, I have lived and breathed music, but never had the actual chance to live my dream of writing about all things music. Now I can! Hope you enjoy my ramblings about music!

Jack Parow

Jack Parow - Never Gonna Grow Up

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Katy Perry's East Coast Radio dilemma

Katy Perry in her music video for Last Friday Night

Someone in South Africa is not a fan Katy Perry's massive hit
Last Friday Night. The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South
Africa (BCCSA) released a statement on Tuesday where it stated that a listener
to East Coast Radio in KwaZulu-Natal complained to the BCCSA that the lyrics of
Last Friday Night "are laden with subliminal messages about sex and
illegal behaviour, which could ultimately affect children’s behaviour".
The complainant stated that "The song is very offensive to me as well as
to children for the message that its sending. Please take note of the
subliminal messages from the famous well known chorus:

1. Nudity – We went streaking in the park

2. Nudity again – Skinny dipping in the dark

3. In-appropriate sexual behaviour (threesome orgy)– ménage
à trois

4. Law Breaking – Yeah I think we broke the law

5. Encouragement to do it AGAIN – This Friday night Do it
all again

One very effective way to teach children to remember a
message is through songs as it also works subliminally. And this is what is
coming out of our media in RSA and CAME THIS MORNING THROUGH EAST COAST
RADIO!" The BCCSA Tribunal "found that there was no violation of the
Broadcasting Code. The fact that some citizens may find the words of these
songs offensive does not justify a general finding by the Commission that would
have a substantially negative impact on freedom of expression in general. The
appeal against the adjudication was not upheld."